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  • Just As Knowing Christ Holds The Most Important ...

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Dec 13, 2007
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    Just as knowing Christ holds the most important place in becoming a Christian, we must also have heard ourselves about the love and joy of Christ. Since we have heard and accepted Christ, so others must hear and accept Christ so that they too can become a part of the fellowship of God. A major part ...read more

  • This Past Week I Watched Part Of An Interview ...

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 3, 2008
     | 1,348 views

    -This past week I watched part of an interview with a medical expert about this bird flu that is spreading around our world. The govt. has already suggested that people should stock a couple of month’s supply of such things as canned tuna and powdered milk. This is not to throw anybody into a ...read more

  • Near The City Of Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil, Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 3, 2008
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     | 2,599 views

    Near the city of Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, is a remarkable facility. Twenty years ago the Brazilian government turned a prison over to two Christians. The institution was renamed Humaita, and the plan was to run it on Christian principles. With the exception of two full-time staff, all the work ...read more

  • Jesus: The Total Package

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    JESUS: THE TOTAL PACKAGE Last week the Minnesota Timberwolves traded the superstar Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics in exchange for seven players. What does it feel like to know that you are worth seven men? Obviously KG, as he's known among NBA fans, must be pretty good. He is. He's the total ...read more

  • Law Is Love

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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     | 3,426 views

    LAW IS LOVE We have a little 10 lb. Sheltie-Poo at home, and we all love him. He thinks he’s so macho as he stands in our bay window, looking out at the street. A big German Shepherd walks his owner down our sidewalk every day, and our little Teddy goes nuts trying to get thru that window and take ...read more

  • Voices From The ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Voices from the Past “It is the duty of nations, as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, and to recognize the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures, and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.” --Abraham ...read more

  • A Vigilant ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    A Vigilant Nation The Foundation of a Nation That Truly Says “In God We Trust” * * * * * * * * Vigilance has never come easy, and America has always had her share of enemies. Many today still remember the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and every day in some way we are reminded of ...read more

  • Fight For Joy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
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    Fight for Joy John Piper offers 15 Biblical things we must do to fight for joy. (I can only list them today, and commend to you his book, "When I Don’t Desire God.") This list reminds me that faith does not produce inactivity, but God-centered activity: 1) Realize that authentic joy in God is a ...read more

  • People Need To Be Scared

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008
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    PEOPLE NEED TO BE SCARED As Christians today we tend to blend in with the world. We don’t want to be seen as a fanatic. We should want to be considered a fanatic. The shorten form of the word fanatic is fan, Which in sports or entertainment is a compliment. We are not ashamed to be considered a ...read more

  • A Change In Hope

    Contributed by Fred Schaeffer on Nov 20, 2008
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    A CHANGE IN HOPE Ben was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 16 years old. Hope is the one thing that kept his parents, Kevin and Laura moving forward. Hope is what kept them from giving up. His younger sister, Bethany, always kept her sights on the silver lining. He went through a series ...read more

  • Sifting

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on May 31, 2009
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    *In vs. 31 Jesus told Peter, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.” *Satan is certainly still at work in the world today. Satan wanted to sift Peter, and Christian, you can be sure that he wants to sift us. *In Bible days grain was sifted a couple of ...read more

  • Google: Thinking On A Grand ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    GOOGLE: THINKING ON A GRAND SCALE If I were to ask you to pick a number, any number, what number would you choose? (Pause) How many picked a number between 1 and 100? How about 100 and 1,000? Or maybe you picked an even higher number. Anyone pick a number over one million? If you didn’t, why ...read more

  • Three Stages Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    THREE STAGES OF LIFE John Claypool, at one time pastor of the Crescent Hill Baptist Church, had a little daughter who suffered with leukemia. When she went into remission, everybody thought that maybe God had healed her. But on an Easter Sunday morning, she went into a terrible relapse. In his ...read more

  • A Friend Of Mine Shared This With Me A Few Days ...

    Contributed by Robert Harmon on Aug 9, 2009
     | 4,664 views

    A friend of mine shared this with me a few days ago after suffering the loss of his beloved wife. She sent this to him the day she was involved in a serious car accident. He has found a great deal of peace from the words... G U I D A N C E Author Unknown When I meditated on the word GUIDANCE, I ...read more

  • Courage: Breaking The Barrier

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009
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    COURAGE: BREAKING THE BARRIER Seek courage and strength to move out of your comfort zone. You will need it. Even the smallest of changes even if they are for the best disrupts our relational systems. Without courage, without trusted companions, and with strength, growth and maturity will never ...read more

  • J. Wilbur Chapman Meets General Booth Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    J. Wilbur Chapman Meets General Booth of Salvation Army A willingness to obey is the first step toward spiritual understanding John 7:17 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. When J. Wilbur Chapman was in London, he had an opportunity to meet General ...read more

  • 1950's Game,

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
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    1950’s Game, "Going To Jerusalem," Misrepresented the Christian Life Mark 8:33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter – same word. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” (NIV) Peter’s attitude was not only ...read more

  • David Livingstone,

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
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    David Livingstone, "I Never Made A Sacrifice" In the mid-seventeenth century, a somewhat well-known Englishman was captured by Algerian pirates and made a slave. While a slave, he founded a church. When his brother arranged his release, he refused freedom, having vowed to remain a slave until he ...read more

  • The Missed Opportunity In Mongolian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 4, 2009
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    The Missed Opportunity in Mongolian History A 13-year-old Mongolian inherited land from his father. Through great strategy and awesome fighting ability, he formed fighting bands that conquered village after village. Eventually he became known as Genghis Khan and ruled over 2 million people. His ...read more

  • Focusing On Danger Yields A Missed ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2009
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     | 3,811 views

    Focusing on Danger Yields A Missed Opportunity August 12, 1944 - the allies nearly surrounded the German 7th and 5th Panser armies during operation Cobra. General Omar Bradley described the situation stating, “This is an opportunity that comes to a commander not more than once in a century. We’re ...read more